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467:Track Record Studios
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78:Track Record Studios
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149:Bill Metoyer
46:Studio album
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1344:Ron Holzner
1341:Dennis Lesh
1335:Kory Clarke
1331:Eric Wagner
1302:Kyle Thomas
1222:October 25,
1170:October 30,
861:Eric Wagner
684:Eric Wagner
540:Eric Wagner
495:Matthew 4:3
404:Saint Vitus
392:eponymously
133:Metal Blade
1470:Categories
1445:Rick Rubin
1440:Doom metal
1353:Jeff Olson
1196:October 5,
1086:Blistering
923:References
906:– producer
900:– producer
886:Production
879:Jeff Olson
577:"Assassin"
380:doom metal
302:Blistering
162:chronology
120:(original)
94:Doom metal
61:March 1984
1455:The Skull
1383:The Skull
1357:Ian Brown
1324:Mark Lira
1159:Rock Hard
943:ThoughtCo
869:– guitars
850:Personnel
828:Bonus DVD
820:The Skull
797:1982 Demo
720:Writer(s)
677:"Psalm 9"
444:1982 Demo
437:Recording
420:The Skull
326:Rock Hard
191:The Skull
1248:June 14,
1059:AllMusic
1032:Loudwire
976:Loudwire
863:– vocals
611:Side Two
545:Side One
265:AllMusic
213:Psalm 9
140:Producer
66:Recorded
58:Released
48: by
1397:Trouble
1376:Psalm 9
1291:Trouble
1097:May 10,
904:Trouble
881:– drums
855:Trouble
786:(1983).
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517:" as a
483:Psalm 9
463:Psalm 9
452:Psalm 9
426:Trouble
412:Psalm 9
396:Psalm 9
384:Trouble
375:Psalm 9
209:Singles
195:(1985)
186:(1984)
182:Psalm 9
177:(1983)
160:Trouble
145:Trouble
51:Trouble
31:Psalm 9
18:Psalm 9
1450:Probot
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1125:Canada
1064:May 7,
739:cover)
723:Length
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624:Lyrics
558:Length
519:B-side
331:3.0/10
259:Rating
256:Source
151:, and
108:Length
74:Studio
768:43:15
737:Cream
717:Title
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555:Title
511:Cream
487:Bible
478:Songs
382:band
211:from
128:Label
86:Genre
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1198:2022
1172:2017
1133:ISBN
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1066:2014
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681:arr.
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